Awkward White House Moment: Trump Mentions Recent Shooting to King Charles, Lip-Reader Decodes Their Exchange

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News (1 / 1) 28.04.2026 21:57 / Peter

A tense White House greeting between President Trump and King Charles III caught attention after the president appeared to raise the recent attempt on his life and other fraught topics during their South Lawn chat. Read on to discover the full story!

Lip-reader's account

Famed lip-reader Nicola Hickling told the New York Post she analyzed the April 27 encounter and heard the king tell Trump, "I'd rather not stand about here too long," adding, "I feel I shouldn't be here." Hickling says Trump began by referencing "this shooting" and reportedly called it "not a good thing."

Prepared and pressing

According to Hickling, Trump told Charles, "I wasn't prepared, but now I am prepared," then steered the conversation toward Russia, saying, "So right now, I am talking to Putin. He wants war," and warning, "I've got a feeling… if he did what he said, he will wipe out the population." The king replied that they would "discuss that later."